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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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